NY Fashion Week: Kors, Simmons, Marchesa
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Kors wants us all to be a little more optimistic, while Kimora Lee Simmons went with a low-key office presentation Wednesday during New York Fashion Week.
[...] at Marchesa, there was a journey in color, from sunrise to dusk and then darkness.
For their spring collection, the designers — red-carpet regulars — focused on what they called the journey of a day, from sunrise to twilight to darkness.
There were florals galore, some fringe — as in a tiered fringe column gown in blue tulle — and of course lots of lavish embroidery.
"[...] on Saturday night we had a girlie sleepover," Craig said.
The designer put Rufus Wainwright on his runway to belt Judy Garland tunes as models walked in bring florals and looks in classic navy and white.
Kors, bending to the "see now, buy now" trend, made some looks immediately available, but most of the collection he called timeless, the "opposite of fast fashion."
Impulse buy or investment, the fashion seasons are officially blurred, Kors said.
The soundtrack told you all you needed to know about the clothes before you even laid eyes on them during a low-key presentation of the latest KLS collection at Simmons' Midtown office.
The color schemes were generally dark blue, black or white, with dresses, skirts and pantsuits sleek and elegant enough to double for work or an after-hours event.
Working women juggling lots of responsibilities (Simmons is the married mother of four children).